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When the yahrzeit falls on Shabbat, the yahrzeit candle should be lit prior to lighting Shabbat candles, since the lighting of Shabbat candles initiates Shabbat and no flame may be lit after that until Shabbat ends.

Yahrzeit candles, which can be purchased in most supermarkets, are designed to burn more than 24 hours so they will remain burning throughout the yahrzeit.

Since lighting a yahrzeit candle is a minhag (custom) and not a matter of halakhah (law) there is no reason to object to these, though I have a sense that something is loss in substituting an electric bulb for a geuine flame.

The yahrzeit is a time of remembering the dead by reciting the Kaddish, lighting a 24-hour candle, and remembering the person who has died.

The most significant of these is yahrzeit, the anniversary of the death, which is observed according to the Hebrew calendar.

A 24-hour candle is lit and, as one woman I know says: "The spirit of the dead person fills the room again for 24 hours." One attends synagogue for the evening, morning, and afternoon services and again recites the Kaddish [the memorial prayer].

Yahrzeit Reports prints custom reports based on the information in the yahrzeit and demographic modules and generates merge files of data which are used with a word processor to print notification letters or cards.

Note that there are 54 fields from the yahrzeit and membership modules, including dates of death and dates of observance.

Usually, records selected for Yahrzeit reports or merge files are determined by their date of observance.

Spinning a web of struggle, joy, tragedy and love, Yahrzeit uncovers the dramatic journey of a family and the rebirth of a nation.

In Yahrzeit (memorial days), the family matriarchs take us on a dramatic journey through time, during the most important events of modern history in Israel.

Continued in Jerusalem, Lebanon, Palestine, the United States and Israel, the Yahrzeit candle-lighting ceremony becomes a symbol of the love and inescapable commitment of these women toward their people and family alike.

A Yahrzeit is commemorated through the recitation of Kaddish by members of the family, as well as by leading the communal prayers in the role of Shaliach Tzibur.

After the Yahrzeit passes there are other customs to be observed, such as the recitation of yizkor on the designated holidays, and the perpetuation of the memory by establishing institutions in memoriam.

Her yahrzeit is the 22nd of Shevat which alludes to the 22 letters of the Alef-Beis through which the world was created and through which the G-dly life-force infuses the material world.

A person commemorating a yahrzeit and, similarly, a person observing the thirty days of mourning have priority over other mourners who are in the year of mourning.

Thus, it is proper that the Kaddish d'rabbonon and the Kaddish after Oleinu be given to the person commemorating a yahrzeit or the person observing the thirty days of mourning, while the other Kaddishim should be divided among the other mourners if their number equals the number of the Kaddishim.

If many people commemorating a yahrzeit are present, each one is entitled to at least one Kaddish, even if by doing so, the person observing the thirty days of mourning will not be left with a single Kaddish.

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First, let us remember the significance of Yahrzeit for the relatives of the deceased; they say Kaddish on that day, many fast, many learn Mishnayot for the merit of the departed, many visit the gravesite on that day, and many light a Yahrzeit candle to commemorate the day.

Certainly if someone observed both months on the first Yahrzeit, that person is obligated to observe both days for all time, unless they are matir neder, they annul their implicit vow to observe both months.

Even if one does this, however, personal humra cannot be used to arrogate to oneself the right to lead the services if there are other hiyyuvim (other people who are vying for the right to lead the community as part of their observances in honor of departed relatives) present.

Honouring the anniversary of the passing of a family member is often commemorated with lighting a plaque on a Yahrzeit board.

Through the process of learning, benefit will accrue to the person sponsoring the study, the person studying and the soul of the deceased person in whose merit the studying is being undertaken.

On this, the second day of Chanukah, the light of the Jewish community is brighter with the honour that all of you have bestowed upon your family and friends by honouring their memory on this Yahrzeit wall.

To commemorate the first anniversary of September 11, the Museum presents an exhibition that observes the yahrzeit of our collective loss.

A yahrzeit is the Jewish observance that marks the anniversary of a death.

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However, if there is a regular mourner, the one who has yahrzeit has the power to override the mourner only once.

Thus, if he davens in a shul where there is a mourner and there is just one minyan and the one who has Yahrzeit took the amud in Adar Rishon instead of the mourner, then in Adar Sheni he is not entitled to take away the amud from the mourner.

According to the Chasam Sofer (as brought in Nachamu Ami) the main observance of the Yahrzeit is in Adar Sheni.

After the avelut period is complete, the family of the deceased is not permitted to continue formal mourning; however, there are a few continuing acknowledgments of the decedent.

In addition, during services on Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret, the last day of Passover, and Shavu'ot, after the haftarah reading in synagogue, close relatives recite the mourner's prayer, Yizkor ("May He remember...") in synagogue.

We must beware, that which is suppressed in individuals or our collective memory has a way of rising sometime in the future like the monster under the bed.

What we need is to create each year is a "Yahrzeit".

Yahrzeit is the permission to stay and feel the hurt of love's death, but also a time to act on the gift that love was in the first place, to restore our joy in life if we can, to celebrate and commemorate, to give, to light a candle's flame."

In that spirit, our exhibition honors the yahrzeit - the anniversary - of the losses sustained a year ago.

The Museum's proximity to the site of the tragedy, our identity as a downtown cultural institution, and our mission of remembrance compel us to reflect and remember with the community and our neighbors.

Your remarks may be listed in a notebook of responses compiled from other online visitors and visitors to the special exhibition.

Authorized Synagogue staff can now add, delete and revise Yahrzeit names, dates, biographies and photographs as well as family tree connections, from the convenience of their office.

Displayed on a 40-inch LCD screen with an infrared Touch Overlay, the electronic Yahrzeit Memorial Display maintains the dignity of a traditional bronze or wooden wall, but also incorporates compelling features and innovations which greatly enhance the personal remembrance experience.

The enhanced communications offered by the interactive Yahrzeit Memorial Display and the self-cycling digital signage display are helping the Shaarey Zedek Synagogue to create a more dynamic connection with their congregation.